During the prewar era, Steyr was a very large weapons manufacturer and exporter, much like it is today, and one weapon that they produced in large numbers was the MP 34, also known as the S1-100, which we have in game. This was considered the best of the best at the time, with no expense spared in production. This gun was a very popular export of Steyr’s, and a major reason for that was the wide variance in calibers they converted it to fire, leading to buyers all over the place being interested. The guns produced by Steyr had calibers including 9x19 Parabellum, 9x23 Steyr, 9x25 Mauser, 7.63 Mauser, 7.65 Parabellum, and the subject of this topic, .45 ACP. This caliber of MP 34 was produced primarily for export to South American countries (as well as Portugal, who bought a few .45 models), who used primarily .45 ACP as their pistol caliber round. There were very few differences between the .45 ACP conversions and the other calibers of the same gun, but it only had 20 rounds in it’s magazine to accomodate for the larger bullet, as well as slight differences in the bolt, barrel, and magazine housing. About 500 of these were made in total, and could make for a decent BR1 SMG for either an event or BP reward
(The .45 version is on top, and the 9mm Parabellum version is below it)
